scolex

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

sco=lex

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CIDE DICTIONARY

scolex, n. [NL., from Gr. skw`lhx worm, grub.].

The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of Echinococcus. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

scolex, n. (pl. scoleces or scolices) the head of a larval or adult tapeworm.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk skolex worm